Defence News
F-35 fleet gets nearly $1B electronic warfare upgrade
18 May 2026
F-35 fleet gets nearly $1B electronic warfare upgrade
Lockheed Martin has secured a $991 million contract to produce electronic warfare upgrade kits for 432 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters…
U.S. Army buys 50 more Stryker A1 armored vehicles
18 May 2026
U.S. Army buys 50 more Stryker A1 armored vehicles
General Dynamics Land Systems has secured a $229.6 million contract to produce 50 Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) A1 armored vehicles…
Finland to Conduct Naval Exercises Near Border With Russia
18 May 2026
Finland to Conduct Naval Exercises Near Border With Russia
The Finnish Navy will conduct large-scale exercises, Narrow Waters 26-1, in the Baltic Sea. This was reported on the official…
Türkiye’s FNSS, Czech CSG to jointly build new Karpat tank
18 May 2026
Türkiye’s FNSS, Czech CSG to jointly build new Karpat tank
Turkish defense manufacturer FNSS and Czech ammunition maker CSG announced on Tuesday a partnership that foresees them jointly developing and…
Türkiye codifies sphere of influence in Blue Homeland
18 May 2026
Türkiye codifies sphere of influence in Blue Homeland
Türkiye is preparing a unified ‘Blue Homeland’ bill to legally secure its maritime claims, with one expert noting that the…
Northrop Unveils GPS-Free Navigation System for Deep Space Missions
15 May 2026
Northrop Unveils GPS-Free Navigation System for Deep Space Missions
Northrop Grumman’s LR-450 system delivers GPS-free navigation for spacecraft across low-Earth orbit and deep space missions. Spacecraft could soon navigate…
US Military Expands Strike Capacity With 3,000 Leidos LCCM Missiles
15 May 2026
US Military Expands Strike Capacity With 3,000 Leidos LCCM Missiles
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has moved to procure 3,000 low-cost containerized cruise munitions from Leidos as part of a broader…
Pentagon orders mass missile production from five companies
15 May 2026
Pentagon orders mass missile production from five companies
The U.S. Department of War has signed framework agreements with five defense companies to produce more than 10,000 low-cost cruise…
UK buys 72 next-generation RCH 155 howitzers
15 May 2026
UK buys 72 next-generation RCH 155 howitzers
Britain has signed a nearly £1 billion, approximately $1.33 billion, contract for 72 RCH 155 remote-controlled howitzers, the Ministry of…
BAE Systems shows off its drone-killing artillery cannon
15 May 2026
BAE Systems shows off its drone-killing artillery cannon
BAE Systems has publicly revealed its Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System for the first time, offering the defense world its first…